English

Etymology
Via Latin, from Greek unicode|μῶλ�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'m��li/

Noun
en-noun|mol|ies

1. a magic plant used by w:Odysseus|Odysseus to overcome w:Circe|Circe

#:*1980: So spoke the Radiant One; then gave me the magic herb, pulling it from the ground and showing me in what form it grew; its root was black, its flower milk-white. Its name among the gods is moly. � Homer, The Odyssey, tr. Walter Shrewing (Oxford 1998 p.120)

1. any plant associated with the mythological moly, especially the European allium, Allium moly

Hungarian

Etymology
From a Slavic language, compare mol

Noun
moly

1. moth

See also
lepke
pillangó

Category:Hungarian nouns

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